QCS 2014

Concrete Structures Requirements

Dr. Noureddin Issa Daas
NT–CIS Chairman (National Technical – Concrete Industry Subcommittee)
Consultant – Construction Codes and Building Materials Specification –
Qatar General Organization for Standardization

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Concrete Structures Requirements

 National Technical Committee for Preparing and Development

of QCS
 National Technical Concrete Industry Subcommittee NT-CIS
 Ministerial Decree
 QCS 2014 Contents
 Concrete Structures Design Requirements
 Buildings environmental requirements
 QCS Green requirements
 Foundations and Retaining Structures
 Aggregates
 Concrete properties
 Reinforcement

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National Technical Committee for Preparing and
Development of QCS

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 National Technical Committee for Preparing and
Development of QCS

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Ministerial Decree for approving QCS 2014 as a Technical
Regulation ( Compulsory Reg.)

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 QCS 2014 Contents
SECTION TITLE ‫العنوان‬ ‫الفصل‬
Section 1 GENERAL ‫عموميات‬ :‫الفصل األول‬
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY
Section 2
CONTROL
‫التحقق وضبط الجودة‬ :‫الفصل الثاني‬

Section 3 GROUND INVESTIGATION ‫فحص التربة‬ :‫الفصل الثالث‬

FOUNDATIONS AND RETAINING
Section 4
STRUCTURES
‫األساسات والهياكل اإلستنادية‬ :‫الفصل الرابع‬

Section 5 CONCRETE ‫الخرسانة‬ :‫الفصل الخامس‬

Section 6 ROADWORKS ‫أعمال الطرق‬ :‫الفصل السادس‬
Section 7 GREEN CONSTRUCTIONS ‫اإلنشاءات الخضراء‬ : ‫الفصل السابع‬
Section 8 DRAINAGE WORKS ‫الصرف الصحي‬ :‫الفصل الثامن‬
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
Section 9
EQUIPMENT
‫المعدات الميكانيكية والكهربائية‬ :‫الفصل التاسع‬
INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL AND
Section 10
AUTOMATION
‫األجهزة والتحكم واألتمتة‬ :‫الفصل العاشر‬

Section 11 HEALTH & SAFETY ‫الصحة والسالمة‬ :‫الفصل الحادي عشر‬

Section 12 EARTHWORKS RELATED TO BUILDINGS ‫األعمال الترابية للمباني‬ :‫الفصل الثاني عشر‬
Section 13 MASONRY ‫أعمال بناء الطوب‬ :‫الفصل الثالث عشر‬
Section 14 ROOFING ‫أعمال األسقف‬ :‫الفصل الرابع عشر‬
Section 15 INSULATION OF BUILDINGS ‫عزل المباني‬ :‫الفصل الخامس عشر‬

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 ‫‪QCS 2014 Contents‬‬
‫‪SECTION‬‬ ‫‪TITLE‬‬ ‫العنوان‬ ‫الفصل‬
‫‪Section 16‬‬ ‫‪STRUCTURAL STEELWORKS‬‬ ‫أعمال اإلنشاءات الفوالذية‬ ‫الفصل السادس عشر‪:‬‬
‫‪Section 17‬‬ ‫‪METALWORK‬‬ ‫مستلزمات اإلنشاء المعدنية‬ ‫الفصل السابع عشر‪:‬‬
‫‪CARPENTRY, JOINERY AND‬‬
‫‪Section 18‬‬
‫‪IRONMONGERY‬‬
‫األعمال الخشبية ومستلزماتها‬ ‫الفصل الثامن عشر‪:‬‬

‫تزويد وتخزين وتوزيع المياه والغاز‬

‫‪Section 19‬‬ ‫‪PLUMBING WORK‬‬ ‫الفصل التاسع عشر‪:‬‬
‫للمباني‬
‫‪Section 20‬‬ ‫‪DRAINAGE WORKS FOR BUILDINGS‬‬ ‫أعمال التصريف للمباني‬ ‫الفصل العشرون‪:‬‬
‫‪Section 21‬‬ ‫‪ELECTRICAL WORKS‬‬ ‫أعمال التمديدات الكهربائية‬ ‫الفصل الواحد والعشرون‪:‬‬
‫‪AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION AND‬‬
‫‪Section 22‬‬
‫‪VENTILATION‬‬
‫التكييف والتبريد والتهوية‬ ‫الفصل الثاني والعشرون‪:‬‬

‫‪FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE ALARM‬‬

‫‪Section 23‬‬
‫‪SYSTEMS‬‬
‫أنظمة وأعمال مكافحة الحريق‬ ‫الفصل الثالث والعشرون‪:‬‬

‫‪Section 24‬‬ ‫‪FINISHES TO BUILDINGS‬‬ ‫أعمال تشطيب المباني‬ ‫الفصل الرابع والعشرون‪:‬‬

‫‪Section 25‬‬ ‫‪GLASS AND GLAZING‬‬ ‫أعمال الزجاج‬ ‫الفصل الخامس والعشرون‪:‬‬

‫‪Section 26‬‬ ‫‪PAINTING AND DECORATING‬‬ ‫أعمال الدهان والديكور‬ ‫الفصل السادس والعشرون‪:‬‬

‫‪Section 27‬‬ ‫‪EXTERNAL WORKS‬‬ ‫األعمال الخارجية‬ ‫الفصل السابع والعشرون‪:‬‬

‫‪Section 28‬‬ ‫‪LANDSCAPING‬‬ ‫الحدائق‬ ‫الفصل الثامن والعشرون‪:‬‬
‫‪Section 28‬‬ ‫‪RAILWAYS‬‬ ‫السكك الحديدية‬ ‫الفصل التاسع والعشرون‪:‬‬
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 Concrete Structures Design Requirements
Wind Speed
Wind speed shall not be less than the following based on the applied loads code/standard:
 Nominal wind speed for 3 sec gust 38 m/s (A per ASCE 7-10 / IBC 2012)
 Mean hourly wind speed 25 m/s (as per BS 6399-2)
 Mean 10 minutes wind speed 27 m/s (as per BS EN 1991-1-4)

The seismic design for all building structure:

shall be based upon local seismic accelerations recommended as per
ASCE 7-10,
IBC 2012 or
BS EN 1998-1:2004.
Local seismic spectral accelerations based upon uniform hazard response spectra for 475 year and
2475 year return period for Doha as below.

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Minimum Building Structure Design Working
Life
shall be minimum as specified below
Design Indicative Examples
working life design working
category life (years)
1 10 Temporary structures (a)

2 10 to 25 Replaceable structural parts, eg.

Gantry girders, bearings
3 15 to 30 Storage and similar structures
4 50 to 75 Building structures and other common
structures
5 120 Civil engineering structures like
bridges, tunnel etc.

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 Buildings Environmental Requirements

 Thermal Insulation
For all new air conditioned buildings, the external walls, roofs
and floors exterior must have an average thermal transmittance
(U Value) which does not exceed the following values:
o Roof U= 0.44W/m2K
o External Wall U=0.57W/m2K
o Floor U=0.57W/m2K

 Acoustical Control
o References were adopted

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 Buildings Environmental Requirements

 Waste Management
 Construction and Demolition Waste
For all new buildings unless or until specified otherwise, at least
fifty percent (50%) by volume or weight of Construction and
Demolition Waste of buildings must be recycled or reused.
 Bulk Waste Collection
For all new residential apartment buildings, an area must be
provided for residents to place items of bulky waste such as
furniture and, electrical appliances
 Recyclable Waste Management Facilities:
For all new buildings other than villas, a sorting and storage
facility for recyclable materials must be provided

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 Foundations and Retaining Structures
 Part1 General Requirements for Piling Work
 Part2 General Requirements for Concrete Work
 Part3 Shallow Foundations
Design considerations
Basis of Geotechnical Design
Geotechnical Design by Calculation
 Part4 Deep Foundations
 Part5 Retaining Structures
Ultimate and Serviceability Limit states
Actions and Geometrical Data
Design and Construction Considerations
Determination of Earth & Water Pressures
Ultimate and Serviceability Limit states Design

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 QCS 2014 - Section 5: Part 2: Aggregates

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QCS 2014- Section 5: Part 6: Property Requirements
Concrete Structure Exposure Conditions:

 Sulphate exposure classes S1 to S4: the exposure classes are related to sulphate
attack in relation to sulphate and pH of the ground water
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QCS 2014- Section 5: Part 6: Property Requirements
SULPHATE EXPOSURE CLASSES:

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 Recommended durability requirement to resist
reinforcement corrosion
Cementitious
Exposure Class Minimum concrete cover (mm) type (Table
6.6)
No risk of
X0 25 All
corrosion
X1 Mild 45 40 35 30 All
X2 Moderate - 50 45 40 35 All
 PC/FA
 PC/GGBS
X3 Aggressive - 70 65 60 55
 Triple
blend
 PC/FA
 PC/GGBS
X4 Severe* - 75 70 65 60
 Triple
blend
 Triple
X5 Extreme* - 80 75 70 65
blend
Minimum
C30 C40 C50 C60 C75
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 Concrete Reinforcing Bars

Reinforcement shall be from an acceptable source. All steel

reinforcement bars shall comply with the requirements of:
 QS ISO 6935 with minimum grade of B500 MPa or
 BS 4449 with minimum grades of B500 MPa ; or.
 ASTM A615 / A615M with minimum grade of 75 [520MpPa]; or
 Deformed and Plain, Low-carbon, -Chromium, -Steel Bars for Concrete
Reinforcement: ASTM A1035/ A1035M -11
 Other types of reinforcement, as approved by Qatar
 As per project design, other steel grades of less than B500MPa
may be used only for stirrups and secondary reinforcement of
diameter of 10mm or less.

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 Concrete Structures Requirements

Future Concrete – QCS 201?

 Monitoring Structures?
 Existing Buildings?

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 Concrete Structures Requirements

Thank you

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